Postcardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication Practices: A Survey of Brazilian Physicians.

ABSTRACT: End-of-life care and decisions on withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies vary across countries, which may affect the feasibility of future multicenter cardiac arrest trials. In Brazil, withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy is reportedly uncommon, allowing the natural history of postcardiac arrest hypoxic-ischemic brain injury to present itself. We aimed to characterize approaches to neuroprognostication of cardiac arrest survivors among physicians in Brazil.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Between August 2, 2019, and July 31, 2020, we distributed a web-based survey to physicians practicing in Brazil.

Subjects

Physicians practicing in Brazil and members of the Brazilian Association of Neurointensive Care, who care for patients resuscitated following cardiac arres

SUBMITTER: Zhou SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7803669 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature